Ladies and gentle blue, happy birthday. I am jeffrey rosen, president of the National Constitution center and we have an important responsibility on bill of rights day, the National Chart of the Constitution Center to inspire people around the world. Before doing that, here we go. We are going to recite not only the first part but the entire congressional charter and i know you can do it. The National Constitution center is the only institution in america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis. And the purpose of our charter, in order to increase understanding of the constitution among the american people. That is what we are going to do today. On december 15, 1791, the bill of rights was ratified. The first 10 amendments which are now known as the bill of rights have become iconic of american liberty throughout the globe but as we learned today in a fascinating series of discussions the bill of rights is not always the bill
This is dick heller, for those of you who have heard of the Supreme Court. This is him. [applause] he is a real man. Dick a real dude. He is a real dude. He is a dude. We are great friends, and he has changed my life in the sense that i have the right and have a gun at home legally in the district of columbia solely because of this mans fight. [applause] thank you. So dick, take me back because people tell me about the heller decision and do not realize it was one man that fought for so many years. Tell me when it started . I moved into washington dc in 1976. A few weeks later i said, oh, my Favorite Television program is gunsmoke, and i like matt dillon guns, so i went to buy one because there were no regulations, no restrictions. I bought that in july 1976. And in october the d. C. City Council Passed a law that said you were no longer allowed to own any kind of a firearm in d. C. But you cannot buy one after that, but you could be grandfathered in by coming down to the Police Statio
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50 capitals tour. This weekend, the American Conservative Union union wraps up the wraps up its fourday conference known as cpac. This is dick heller very those of you who have heard of the this is him. [applause] he is a real man. Right or dick a real dude. He is a real dude. He is a dude. We are great friends, and he has changed my life in the sense that i have the right and have a gun at home legally in the district of columbia solely because of this mans fight. [applause] dick thank you. So dick, take me back because people tell me about the heller decision and do not realize it was one man that font for so many years that fought for so many years. Tell me when it started . Dick i moved into washington dc in 1976. A few weeks later i said, oh, my Favorite Television program is gunsmoke, and i like matt dillon guns, so i went to buy one because there were no regulations, no restrictions. I bought that in july 1976. And in october the d. C. City Council Passed a law that said you wer
National Constitution Center interactive constitution. Heller is the respondent in the court case district of columbia v heller that challenged gun laws in the capital. He spoke at the cpac conference. Following that, a discussion on Supreme Court and Second Amendment. Dick heller. This is dick heller. Those of you that heard of heller Supreme Court, this is dick heller. Its a real man. Right . A real dude. Its a real dude. Hes a real dude. He is a dude. Were great friends and he has changed my life in the sense that i have the right and have a gun at home legally in district of columbia solely because of this mans fight. Thank you. So dick, take me back because people hear about the heller decision and dont realize it was one man that fought and fought and fought for so many years. Take me back to, i am sure it was before i was born, when this all started. I moved to washington, d. C. In 1976, three months later said oh, my Favorite Television program is gunsmoke i like matt dillon gu